Linux Engineer
South East > Buckinghamshire
The median Linux Engineer salary in Buckinghamshire is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 77 | 93 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | -24 | +55 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Linux Engineer | 10 | 6 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire | 0.89% | 0.57% | 1.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.02% | 0.59% | 1.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 4 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £51,875 | £36,174 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.74% | +4.55% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,000 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £70,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title | 980 | 1,014 | 779 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 87.42% | 97.03% | 95.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 537 | 451 | 543 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,250 | £30,000 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,000 | £40,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,700 | £85,000 | £82,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £54,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +0.92% | -0.91% |
Linux Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Linux Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.
Linux Engineer
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire
Salary distribution trend for Linux Engineer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.
Linux Engineer
Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Linux Engineer in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 7 November 2025.
Linux Engineer
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linux Engineer within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 7 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| High Wycombe | +3 | 9 | £70,000 | +16.67% | |
| Milton Keynes | +6 | 1 | £90,000 | +63.64% | |
| Linux Engineer South East |
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire
For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, Linux Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Buckinghamshire region featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
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Linux Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: